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has screwed

  • present perfect of screw (3rd person singular).

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Charlie is a type, too, the prodigal who has screwed up his career and finds himself at square one, executing a rescue mission that only emphasizes his setback.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

"I see Tom 15 minutes in with his head down and he is trudging. I was thinking: He has screwed this up."

From BBC Jan. 29, 2025

But the story of the disappearing Stories shouldn’t be so easily overlooked, and that’s not just because it’s hardly the first time Instagram has screwed up users’ Stories.

From Slate Oct. 6, 2024

“My generation has screwed up this planet so badly. We’ve had our chance. Time to move on,” she continued.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2023

He calls me into the kitchen an hour later, with the fake enthusiasm of a father who has screwed up big-time.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson